South Africa’s construction and infrastructure sector enters 2026 with a rare window of opportunity. The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana... 

The City of Johannesburg's Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) has formed a strategic partnership with the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) to accelerate youth economic participation,... 

South Africa’s infrastructure recovery will continue to stall unless government, industry and professional bodies shift from problem-identification to concrete implementation, engineering... 

Nonprofit organisation iButho Le Africa (iLA) founder Mpumi Masinga was awarded the Humanitarian Award at the tenth Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) Awards... 

Trade union Solidarity has warned that hundreds of thousands of jobs are at risk before Christmas and in the new year, followed “unfruitful” discussions with government during a meeting at the... 

Africa’s youth are its greatest resource – with over 60% of the continent’s population under the age of 25, this generation is the youngest, largest and arguably the most climate-conscious in... 

It is possible to bridge South Africa’s engineering and construction sector capacity gaps through education and training initiatives that provide a strong foundation for future infrastructure... 

The Global Engineering Capability Review (GECR) is a first-of-its-kind tool created by international engineering body Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) in partnership with global safety charity... 

South Africa's unemployment rate fell slightly in the third quarter of this year, as jobs were added in construction, social services and trade, the statistics agency said on Tuesday. The official... 

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has concluded a three-year wage agreement in the tyre manufacturing sector, effective from July 31 this year to June 30, 2028. In a media... 

South Africa is pushing to deport more undocumented migrants who compete with citizens for jobs in an economy with one of the highest unemployment rates globally, the minister overseeing the... 

A new report by the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) calls for additional policy reforms to tackle the country’s “unemployment catastrophe”, which is excluding more than 12.5-million... 

The biggest union at South Africa’s Eskom is demanding a wage increase of as much as 15% ahead of negotiations that are set to begin. The National Union of Mineworkers, representing about 15 000... 

The provisional stage of the 2025 National Skills Competition – a nationwide platform designed to showcase and strengthen South African youths’ technical and vocational talent – has been launched... 

Industry employer organisation the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa), which is a member of industry organisation Business Unity South Africa (Busa), has... 

Phakamani Impact Capital, a holding company committed to transforming workforce development, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) growth and economic upliftment, has disbursed R1-billion on... 

Industry body Business Unity South Africa (Busa) has initiated legal proceedings over the recently published Employment Equity (EE) Sector Targets, which came into effect on September 1. Busa... 

Amid a scourge of company closures and retrenchments having been announced in various industries across South Africa, Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade chairperson Sonja Boshoff... 

A labour dispute that followed the firing of former Coega Development Corporation (CDC) CEO Khwezi Tiya in December last year has now been resolved. The parties to the labour dispute have reached a... 

The new code of practice on dismissals, under the Labour Relations Act, which makes it easier for small businesses to dismiss underperforming employees is welcome news, but the withdrawal of credit... 

Technologies such as AI, automation innovations and other digital tools are changing the way in which civil engineering is conducted, going beyond the concrete and steel that typically... 

In a joint venture (JV) to improve response times to incidents and to avert the impacts of increasing crime levels in the country, communications technologies and solutions company Hytera... 

South Africa’s government must “re-nationalise” ArcelorMittal South Africa to avert job losses and rebuild the country’s beleaguered manufacturing industry, according to a leader of a body that... 

Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth has expressed concern about the ongoing retrenchment processes being initiated in various industries in South Africa. In the first quarter of the... 

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has achieved two pioneering milestones that advance gender diversity in renewable energy. The first achievement relates to SAWEA’s involvement with... 

Trade union Solidarity has noted that steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has informed its employees that the company is preparing to close its long steel plants and to start mass... 

Nonprofit organisations Sakeliga and the National Employer’s Association of South Africa (NEASA) have announced that they will appeal directly to the Constitutional Court to set aside what they... 

Having attained the position as CEO of professional body Beer Association of South Africa (BASA) a year ago, Charlene Louw has overcome the challenges faced by many women in the male-dominated... 

Over the past decade, significant strides have been made globally and locally towards improving gender representation in the workplace. Yet, despite this progress, the financial services sector,... 

Steel merchandiser and distributor Macsteel has confirmed that 39 employees, or 1.4% of its total workforce, received formal notices of retrenchment on August 18, while 253 employees have accepted... 

The National Bargaining Council for the Chemical Industry (NBCCI) says wage negotiations for 2025 to 2028 have been successfully concluded across four sectors, with a 5.5% increase secured for the... 

After 12 days of lockout and strike action by FlySafair pilots, an agreement has been reached between the airline and trade union Solidarity, following mediation by the Commission for Conciliation,... 

Trade union Solidarity has clarified in an open letter addressed to the public that the dispute between airline FlySafair and its pilots has been long coming and that the recent strike by the... 

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa and its key union reached a wage agreement that will see a 5.5% increase in workers’ pay across the board. The United National Transport Union and Prasa... 

Airliner FlySafair has adjusted its operational schedule to ensure continuity after a strike certificate was issued to pilot unions and no disruption to flight operations is expected. Further, the... 

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has signed a new wage agreement for one year with the Bombela Operating Company (BOC), the entity which manages the Gautrain. The... 

Trade union Solidarity says most of its members have rejected airline FlySafair’s final offer of a 5.7% salary increase in addition to other adjustments to compensation. The negotiations have...